Wagner's DaVinci Society honors 9 for Italian Heritage Month
By Carol Ann Benanti Wagner College's DaVinci Society kicked off its annual observance of Italian Heritage Month by hosting its 12th annual scholarship dinner Thursday in Nicotra's Ballroom at the Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomfield. Dr. Richard Guarasci, president of Wagner College, former Borough President Ralph J. Lamberti, and Eleanor Confo...
Lifelong baker honors Italian roots with new restaurant
by Vicky Cruz Inspired by family, Alice Woodson will open a new biscotti bakery and restaurant called Ambrosi Biscotti in Danville's River District. Since her position as marketing coordinator for Outback Steakhouse was eliminated during a corporate downsize in 2013, Woodson has dedicated the majority of her time to family. I...
A Roma la presentazione del Rapporto 2015 della Migrantes
Il Rapporto Italiani nel Mondo della Fondazione Migrantes giunge, nel 2015, alla decima edizione. Ben 53 autori, dall'Italia e dall'estero, hanno lavorato a 50 diversi saggi articolati in cinque sezioni: Flussi e presenze; La prospettiva storica; Indagini, riflessioni ed esperienze contemporanee; Speciale: Eventi e Mestieri; Allegati socio-statisti...
Milan, a place to read
Date: Monday, October 19, 2015 - Saturday, November 07, 2015 Hours: Mon thru Thur, 9am-1pm and 2pm- 5pm. Sat 10am-1pm Venue: IIC Organized by: IIC In collaboration with: Fondazione Arnoldo e Alberto Mondadori, and Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto Designed for visitors from afar but also for tourists going to Milan for Expo 2015, the exhib...
Monica Bellucci, an Italian Bond Lady for 007
by Jonathan Bazzi On the cover with Daniel Craig in a beautiful photo taken by the great Rankin, Monica Bellucci is more enchanting than ever. The photo immortalises the magnificent couple in Spectre, the highly anticipated new film recounting the latest escapades of English secret agent James Bond, filmed in London, Rome, Mexico City, the Alps an...
Italian Luncheon Lecture series, next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The Italian American Chamber of Commerce invites you to Italian Luncheon Lecture series: November 9-10-11, 2015 Monday Nov. 9, 12:00-1:00pm Lecture & Italian LuncheonDesign Excellence in the Region of Lazio, Italy, click for more infoPaolo D'Arrigo, Board Member, Interior Design Association of Italy (ADI) at Interna...
Philip Ciaccio, former N.O. councilman & judge, dies at 88
by Dominic Massa Philip Ciaccio, remembered as a fair and skilled negotiator and gentlemanly public servant during his 16 years on the New Orleans City Council throughout the 1960s and 1970s, followed by 15 years as a judge on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, died Friday. He was 88. Ciaccio was first elected to the City Council...
L’aerotaxi del Politecnico di Milano che ha conquistato New York
di Andrea de Cesco Un'università italiana sul tetto del mondo. Merito di otto studenti del Politecnico di Milano che, grazie al progetto di un servizio di aerotaxi dedicato alla Manhattan del 2020, hanno vinto l'edizione 2015 del concorso che il prestigioso American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics rivolge ogni anno agli student...
New Buon Natale, Festival Of Light Bring Twinkle To North Beach
by Holly Erickson After last year's North Beach Christmas walk was rained out by the big storm and blackout of December 2014, North Beach Neighbors president Trish Herman and local merchants have decided to hedge their bets against another washout, especially given this winter's predicted El Niño rains. The result is the 2015 Festival of Light and...
Paolo Sorrentino wins European Oscars with Youth
Youth, Paolo Sorrentino's first feature length endeavour since his crowning glory and Oscar winning masterpiece The Great Beauty, is a touching reflection on creativity, the passing of time and those eternal subjects like the friendship which unites a director (Harvey Keitel) and a composer (Michael Caine), the difficult relationship between father...
Italian American Community Center to hold Elvis, Rat Pack performances
The Italian American Community Center, 150 Frank DiMino Way, Rochester, will hold an Elvis birthday show at 7 p.m. Jan. 9 and a Rat Pack impersonation performance at 7 p.m. Feb. 20. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door for the Elvis Birthday Show with Patrick Johnson and $25 in advance or $30 at the door for the Rat Pack, which features F...
Gioia’s Deli To Open Downtown, Location Revealed
By George Mahe Alex Donley called dibs on this a while ago. Before Sauce on the Side ever considered moving from its original downtown location at 903 Pine, Alex Donley, owner of Gioia's Deli (and the popular Gioia's "Hot Salami on Wheels" food truck) expressed interest in the site. "Having a bustling deli crowd located right...